Internet Information Sources: A Proposed Criteria for Evaluation

 

 

Dr. Abd Al-Rashid A.Aziz Hafez

Associated Professor, Librarianship & Information  Department

King A.Aziz University, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia

hafez103@hotmail.com

 

Hanaa Aly Al-Dahwy

Master, Librarianship

Librarianship & Information  Department

King A.Aziz University, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia

 

 

Abstract

The study aims to establishing a model for evaluating information sources available on the internet, which could be used be researchers  to judge the source prior use for research and scholarly purposes, so as to help researchers to reach information with the topmost level of quality and authenticityt. The model includes four major categories which include twenty elements. The categories are Authority, Content ,Accuracy ,and Currency.

 

Keywords

Web sites, internet resources, eveluation.

 

How To Cite This Article?

 

Abd Al-Rashid A.Aziz Hafez, Hanaa Aly Al-Dahwy. Internet Information Sources: A Proposed Criteria for Evaluation .- cybrarians journal . - No.9 (September 2006) . - Accessed <State here the date you accessed this page> .- Available at: http://www.cybrarians.info/journal/en/no10/resources.htm

 

The full text of this article available in Arabic at: http://www.cybrarians.info/journal/no10/resources.htm